What does it mean when an old woman looks at you and then forms the sign of the cross on her chest?

This happened to me this morning. I was walking by the bus stop on the way to my car. This elderly woman looks at me, does a double take, and then forms the sign of the cross on her chest. What does that mean? Did she see the devil in me or something>

by Anonymous

reply 71

11/26/2013

She fucking hates you.

by Anonymous

reply 1

11/07/2013

It means she's Eerily Signing, Toots.

by Anonymous

reply 2

11/07/2013

It was a sign of endearment, just shake your head at her in a pitying way.

by Anonymous

reply 3

11/07/2013

She was offering up a prayer for you. You are blest. Rejoice!

by Anonymous

reply 4

11/07/2013

You were wearing white after Labor day, weren't you?

by Anonymous

reply 5

11/07/2013

Did she look like Maria Ouspenskaya?

by Anonymous

reply 6

11/07/2013

She could smell your cummy hole.

by Anonymous

reply 7

11/07/2013

Did she call you Dimi?

by Anonymous

reply 8

11/07/2013

OP, you in danger, girl!

by Anonymous

reply 9

11/07/2013

Get yourself immediately to a RC confessional and unload all your heathen transgressions. Otherwise you are doomed OP. Old ladies don't just do this to anyone!

by Anonymous

reply 10

11/07/2013

You are the DEVIL

by Anonymous

reply 11

11/07/2013

Your fly is open.

by Anonymous

reply 12

11/07/2013

You should never wear your "I post on Datalounge and all I get is this lousy caftan" caftan in public, OP.

by Anonymous

reply 13

11/07/2013

You are Simon Halls.

by Anonymous

reply 14

11/07/2013

Reminds me of the time I was on a bus and I sat in a seat a little kid had been playing with and wouldn't give it back so he loudly told his mother I smelled like pee. Which I didn't. He repeated it about ten times and the whole bus was staring at me in disgust.

by Anonymous

reply 15

11/07/2013

It was a sign you apparently distressed this elderly woman and she blessed herself in hopes of gaining needed strength to survive your awesomeness or her degree of fright.

Also, for old women, rapidly making the sign of the cross is an exercise they use to keep their breasts firm.

by Anonymous

reply 16

11/07/2013

Did you get hit by a bus yet, OP?

by Anonymous

reply 18

11/07/2013

Can I have your stuff?

by Anonymous

reply 19

11/07/2013

It means you've dried cum on your chin.

by Anonymous

reply 20

11/07/2013

Maybe you looked like somebody from her past and it freaked her out.

You should have hissed, spat and extended your hands in a claw like fashion.

by Anonymous

reply 21

11/07/2013

no comment without photos.

by Anonymous

reply 22

11/07/2013

I second R22. Particularly if your fly is indeed open.

by Anonymous

reply 23

11/07/2013

Ave Satani, rectus Dominus!

by Anonymous

reply 24

11/07/2013

Are you Carrot Top, OP?

by Anonymous

reply 25

11/07/2013

She saw the numbers 666 tattooed on your bald spot.

by Anonymous

reply 26

11/07/2013

One MAKES the sign of the cross, OP, one doesn't FORM it.

by Anonymous

reply 28

11/07/2013

You look just like the man who gave her the nickname "Backdoor Sally".

by Anonymous

reply 29

11/07/2013

Gays are so fickle. I was voguing.

by Anonymous

reply 30

11/07/2013

[all posts by racist flame bait troll removed, ISP notified with full text of all posts.]

It means you're disturbing her and she thinks you are possessed by a demon from Satan's Hell, that's what.

by Anonymous

reply 36

11/07/2013

You reminded her of someone she lost. She was giving a blessing to that person. It is also possible that she was making the gesture in front of a cross or a statue she passes every day and it had nothing to do with you. Don't worry about it.

by Anonymous

reply 38

11/07/2013

She was probably crazy - well, even crazier than most religious zealots.

by Anonymous

reply 39

11/07/2013

You should have moved toward her saying "Mommy?"

by Anonymous

reply 40

11/07/2013

She's got really good gaydar and knows you're going to burn.

by Anonymous

reply 41

11/07/2013

r4 nails it.

by Anonymous

reply 42

11/07/2013

It was your foundation. Much too orange.

by Anonymous

reply 43

11/08/2013

It means that you either are dressed too gay, have an overly gay voice, or have a huge case of gayface. Either way, you need to butch up.

by Anonymous

reply 44

11/08/2013

What's on your Ipod OP?

by Anonymous

reply 45

11/08/2013

Are you an annoying hipster new to Bushwick, Greenpoint, Long Island City?

Perhaps the old woman wants you to get the fuck out of HER neighborhood?

by Anonymous

reply 46

11/08/2013

OP may be an EST.

But I swear to god something similar happened to me in New Orleans. Only the lady crossed herself and said "9-9-9". It freaked me out. Does anyone know what the hell that could possibly mean?

by Anonymous

reply 47

11/08/2013

There was a funeral procession behind you and the hearse went by.

by Anonymous

reply 48

11/08/2013

You could have asked her. But it's not a good sign if you were the only person she could have been looking at.

People have what is called "auras". Some have evil auras. Some have good auras. If children and dogs love you, that's a very good sign. Whether you could be possessed by a demon is up to you to find out. Go to a priest and talk to him and tell everything about your lifestyle. They advise the sinners like you and me for free. Don't take this, lightly.

by Anonymous

reply 49

11/08/2013

R47, how long ago was that in New Orleans?

Because years ago there was the Lucky Bead Lady, an elderly, mean white charity case who would approach people in the Quarter and ask them if the wanted to purchase "Lucky Beads" from her (which were just some old Mardi Gras beads that she scooped up out of some gutter). And if you didn't buy them ----or worse!--made fun of her, she would actually put a curse on you.

The curse was real. Bad things happened to me and my friends RIGHT after we laughed at her. I was robbed, my friend was killed in a hit and run, I lost my job---it went on and on.

by Anonymous

reply 50

11/08/2013

She saw you and it reminded her of those old Playtex cross-your-heart bra commercials on 70's TV. Her reaction was just muscle memory kicking in.

by Anonymous

reply 51

11/08/2013

Because you crossed her path once before, Cheryl.

by Anonymous

reply 52

11/08/2013

Crossing oneself is the customary gesture when encountering evil incarnate.

by Anonymous

reply 53

11/08/2013

You ought to have smiled broadly, thanked her, and kept walking. She would have then stared at you until you were out of her sight.

by Anonymous

reply 54

11/08/2013

It means that you are so damn hot even old ladies get all horny when looking at you. As soon as she saw you her pussy trembled and all these nasty, dirty thoughts popped into her mind. Being a good Catholic, however, she quickly had to absolve herself of her sexual sins.

by Anonymous

reply 55

11/08/2013

OP, do you want to add any background details?

by Anonymous

reply 56

11/08/2013

OP is #6

by Anonymous

reply 57

11/08/2013

R57, that was wonderful! I also so Cheryl therein and the source of her big problem!

by Anonymous

reply 58

11/09/2013

[quote]OP may be an EST.

Ya think?

It's the "hissing elder" troll with a new tale.

We understand these posts are intended to become DL classics, but they lack the spontaneity and verisimilitude to really catch on and stick.

I do think it says a lot that the OP fantasizes, at his mere appearance, that complete strangers hiss and bless themselves against evil.

by Anonymous

reply 59

11/09/2013

You people need to be more open to cultural diversity.

Many older Italian, Spanish and Latin American women do this when passing by a church.

In the extremely unlikely event that this happened, OP likely was passing by a church, saw Filomena, and made it all about him.

by Anonymous

reply 60

11/09/2013

R60, OP specifically said that the old lady made the sign of the cross as she looked directly at him, as she was standing at the bus stop.

So, it's not all about your efforts to appear culturally diverse, either.

by Anonymous

reply 61

11/09/2013

Well, if she'd said "Zape gato Satanás, vete de aqui y no vuelvas más", then this Eucharistically Symbolic Turn of events would be clearer. in the parallel universe where it actually happened.

Upshot, if you ever do see an older ethnic woman cross herself on the street...it ain't about you.

by Anonymous

reply 62

11/09/2013

[quote]People have what is called "auras". Some have evil auras. Some have good auras. If children and dogs love you, that's a very good sign.

What if it's cats that love you? Cats think I'm their queen.

by Anonymous

reply 63

11/09/2013

@R57 hilarious... notice how so many of them have area rugs hanging from their WALLS?

by Anonymous

reply 64

11/09/2013

if she believes in god, ask her if she also believes in unicorns as well and the flying spaghetti monster

by Anonymous

reply 65

11/25/2013

R15, something similar happened to me in a Borders bathroom years ago. This little girl was running around the store being obnoxious. I went to the ladies room and she came running in as I was washing my hands. She scrunched her face up into a mean scowl and started saying nasty things to me. Then she yelled, "you stink!" I didn't but she was just being a bitch. Finally, I looked at her with the scariest expression I could muster and I said, "you know what happens to your mother when you step on a crack, don't you? She dies." Dumbfounded, she ran back to her mother.

by Anonymous

reply 66

11/25/2013

r57 her again. I figured that was Cheryl with the life sized fish.

by Anonymous

reply 67

11/25/2013

It means your soul has been officially slated for future crushing, OP.

by Anonymous

reply 68

11/26/2013

g

by Anonymous

reply 69

11/26/2013

bitch need to check herself before she wreck herself

by Anonymous

reply 70

11/26/2013

it means that you're such a flamer that a little old lady can tell you're a big ol queen. and she's praying for you.

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